Dyeing and bleaching apparatus.



No. 892,898. PATENTED JULY 7, 1908. J. SGHMITT & B HANDSCHIN. DYEING AND BLEAGHING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATION FILED DBO.12, 1906.

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.115). SCHMITT, BELFORT, FRANCE, AND ERNST HANDSCHIN, OF MASMUNSTEK. GERMAN 1'.

DYEING AND BLEACHING APPARATUS.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July 7, 1908.

Application filed December 12, 1906. Serial No. 347.448.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JEAN SCHMLTT and ERNST l-Lmnscnm, the former a citizen of the French Republic, residing at Belfort, in the Territoire de Belfort, France, and the latf ter a citizen of Germany, residing at Masmi'lnster, Alsace, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Relating to Dyeing and Bleaching Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

In the dyeing and bleaching of cotton goods or other textiles, apparatus hitherto used has necessitated after the dyeing or bleaching, the use of a crane or pulley of some kind to lift and transport the goods.

The present invention has for its object to remove this disadvantage by means of an apparatus which is different from others in thatthe vessel which contains the goods to be dyed or bleached is constructed in several parts capable of being rapidly and completely taken apart, by this means enabling large quantities of goods to be dyed or bleached at a time. i

This ap aratus by its special arrangement is easily filled and after the operation of dyeing or bleaching the difi'erent segments of which it is composed may be removed, giving free access to the dyed or bleached goods, which are then in the form of an annular block.

In order that this invention may be the better understood we now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing.-

Figure l is a longitudinal section of an apformed by the segmei'its paratus embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a erspective view of a segment of the selpara le cylinder, and Figs. 4 and 5 are detai sections of fastening devices. This apparatus is composed of a cast iron )late 1 forming a base, on which are arranged tour segments 2 forming the lower part of a separable cylinder, the surfaces of which are 'erforated to insure the circulation of the ii uid. These four segments 2 are removable fastenings such as screws 3and cotter pins 33 passing through the heads of the same. The cylinder thus formed represents half of theiapparatus on which four other similar segments 4 are fittedgcorresponding exactly to the segments 2 before mentioned. The apparatus thus constructed forms a cylinto eight pieces, and designed but it is evident that the number of these parts is only given as an example and may be reduced or increased according to the size of the apparatus. The u per segments 4 are remowably secured to tie lower segments 2 by means of suitable fastenings, such as key bolts 5.

In order to strengthen the apparatus angle iron pieces 6 are arranged round the detachable cylinder and are connected and removably secured by means of suitable fastenings, such as key-bolts 7.

The handling of the segments is'lacilitated by. means of a number of handles 8 attached thereto in the most convenient places.

In the center, and within the cylinder 2 and 4 is another perforated cylinder 9, through which is sup plied the dyeing or bleaching liquor. This cylinder is secured to the base plate by bolts 21. The liquor brought into the cylinder 9 by meansof a pipe 10*(which is inserted into the cylindrical neck 11 secured to the upper end of said cylinder and is attached thereto by the union 12) passes through the perforations, circulates in the textile material to be dyed or bleached and escapes through the perforations of the separable cylinder.

A nut 13 meshing with screw-threads on the outside of the neck 11 serves to tighten the annular cover 14, and consequently press the material contained underneath.

An external casing 15 of sheet iron or other metal, and also capable of being taken apart, made of 4 ieces connected together and strengthenet by an le iron pieces 16 and secured by suitable f astenings, such as keybolts 17, and also provided with handles 18, serves to collect the liquor esca ing through the perforations of the separa le cylinder, and obliges this liquor to run off through holes 19 arranged at its base.

"An emptying tube 20 is arranged inside the cylinder 9, for the purpose of draining oh" the contents in case of necessity.

On the base plate 1, after mountingthe central perforated tube 9, one arranges the four segments 2 and fastens them to the plate 1 by means of cotter pins 3 passed throu h the heads of the screws 3. One then ias a cylinder encircling the tube 9. on this cylinder formed of the four segments 2 one places four other segments 4, and se cures them by means of key-bolts 5. The height of this cylinder may be again in creased by the placing of other segments thereon. The textile material to be dyed or bleached is then ressed into the circular chamber container? between the walls of the segments 2 and 4 and the tube 9. The liquid for dyein or bleaching enetrates through the pe orations of the tu e 9, traverses the textile mass and esca 'es by the perforations cut in the walls of t e segments 2 and 4.

Without speaking of the second separable jacket, or of the mode of su plying and carrying off the liquid, which are described above, it is easy to see thatonce the textile mass has beendybd or bleached, one releases the se ments 4 by pushing out their key-bolts 5, am? then one releases the segments 2 by pushing out their cotters, whereupon there remains a mass or cake encircling the tube 9 like a muif.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in. what manner the same is to be performed we declare thatwhat We clairri is:

1. An apparatus for dyeing and bleaching com rising a base plate a central perforate supp y tube mounted thereon, and a containing cylinder concentric therewith and composed of a plurality of separable segments aving perforated walls separably secured together and to said base plate.

2. An'apparatus for dyeingand bleaching,

comprising a base plate, a central perforated supply tube mounted thereon and a containing cylinder concentric therewith and composed of separable segments having erforated walls, and detachable fastenings or seand composed of a plurality of separable segments havi 'ig perforated walls, angle irons attached to said segments, and removable fastening devices passing through said angle lrons.

4. An apparatus for dyeing and bleaching, comprising a central perforated sup ly tube, a containing cylinder concentric tierewith and composed of a plurality of separable segments having perforated Walls, and an inclosing jacket composed of separable segments having imperforate walls and detachable fastening devices for securing said segments together.

In testimony whereof we afiix tures in presence of two witnesses.

JEAN SCHMITT. ERNST HANDSCHIN.

Witnesses:

GEO. GIFFORD, ANDREW HEER:

our signa T 

